Marc Kuchner | Author
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Marc Kuchner | Author
@marckuchner.bsky.social
Dad. Author of the Cosmic Collisions books. Astrophysicist and Citizen Science fanatic @nasa. www.marckuchner.com
Hi Joanna! I feel like a new writer in many ways...but my first published book came out in 2011. Marketing for Scientists: How to Shine in Tough Times
November 27, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Thank you for your time, your energy, your passion, your curiosity, your ideas, your friendship! It’s great collaborating with you!
Love,
Marc
November 27, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Written scientific papers—sometimes as the lead author!
And right now we know you’re out there searching for new comets, mapping molten flows on the Moon, analyzing new data from the International Space Station, and much, much more.
November 27, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Analyzed Ham Radio data taken during a solar eclipse.
Helped manage bobcat, bear and deer populations.
Taken hundreds of photos of ice in Alaska.
Operated ozone sensors on airplanes and at home.
Classified thousands of images of galaxies from NASA’s Webb Telescope.
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November 27, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Found eleven high-proper-motion objects,
Sent us hundreds of observations of noctilucent clouds.
Submitted hundreds of photos of sprites.
Spotted some near-earth asteroids, including one with cometary activity.
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November 27, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Discovered thousands of eclipsing binary stars.
Tracked naked dinoflagellates across the Antarctic.
Discovered fifty-one ultracool companions to nearby white dwarfs.
Mapped the height of forest canopies.
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November 27, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Did you send your photos to aurorasaurus.org?
November 26, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Alright it was a bit overwrought. But you don't have to rub it in.
November 26, 2025 at 4:25 AM